Kohei Horikoshi, a Japanese mangaka artist is the creator of My Hero Academia manga/anime series. The series and its first chapter appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 32, 2014, on July 7, 2014. The manga series has a total of 41 volumes with over 400 chapters.
About Kohei Horikoshi
Kohei Horikoshi is an arts graduate from Nagoya University. Yasuki Tanaka, the creator and author of the manga series Hitomi no Catoblepas and Kagijin, once employed him as an assistant. Naruto, One Piece, Akira, Tekkonkinkreet, and Boys on the Run are among Horikoshi's favorite manga.
Horikoshi said he had grown up reading Naruto, which was one of the main inspirations for My Hero Academia. Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto, thanked Horikoshi in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump upon the release of the My Hero Academia anime.
Horikoshi’s Works
Serials
| TITLE | ANTHOLOGY | CHAPTERS | VOLUMES |
| Oumagadoki Zoo(Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen) | Weekly Shonen Jump | 37 | 5 |
| Barrage(Sensei no Baruji) | Weekly Shonen Jump | 16 | 2 |
| My Hero Academia(Boku no Hīrō Akademia) | Weekly Shonen Jump | 400+ | 40 |
One Shots
| TITLE | ANTHOLOGY | RELEASE | PAGES |
| Tenko | Akamaru Jump | September 25, 2007 | 47 |
| My Hero(Boku no Hīrō) | Akamaru Jump | February 8, 2008 | 47 |
| Shinka Rhapsody(Shinka Rapusodi) | Akamaru Jump | September 25, 2008 | 49 |
| Oumagadoki Zoo(Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen) | Weekly Shonen Jump | December 14, 2009 | 47 |
| Space Shonen Bulge(Uchū Shōnen Baruji) | Jump NEXT! | August 12, 2011 | 49 |
Horikoshi’s Awards
| YEAR | AWARD | CATEGORY | WORK |
| 2015 | 1st Next Manga Award | Print Manga | My Hero Academia |
| 2015 | Mandō Kobayashi Manga Award | Manga Grand Prix | My Hero Academia |
| 2017 | Japan Expo Awards | Daruma d'Or Manga | My Hero Academia |
| 2017 | 3rd Sugoi Japan Award | Best Manga | My Hero Academia |
| 2017 | 23rd Salón del Manga de Barcelona | Best Shōnen Manga | My Hero Academia |
| 2018 | Seoul Media Comics | Manga Creator Award | Kōhei Horikoshi |
| 2018 | Japan Expo Awards | Daruma for Best Shōnen | My Hero Academia |
| 2018 | 24th Salón del Manga de Barcelona | Best Shōnen Manga | My Hero Academia |
| 2019 | 31st Harvey Awards | Best Manga | My Hero Academia |
My Hero Academia Manga Plot
When Izuku Midoriya was four years old, he concluded that people are not born equal after being teased by peers who possess unusual abilities. Izuku was one of the few individuals with no special abilities at birth. He continued to pursue his dream of becoming a great hero, like the legendary All Might, despite this setback. He enrolls in the U.A. High School, one of the top-ranked "Hero Academies" in the nation, in an attempt to fulfill his dream of becoming the great hero he so desperately wants to be.
FAQs on My Hero Academia mangaka
A. Kohei Horikoshi has a net worth of about $6 - 10 million, although it's simply speculation as it could be more than this.
A. Yes, the My Hero Academia manga is still going on.
A. Kohei Horikoshi is the My Hero Academia mangaka.
